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Apr 22, 2019
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Our interview with Lisa Ricketts, a professional improvisor and one of Sydney’s favourite players, chatting about how to get cast in the Sydney scene (kind of), female improvisors, Explosive Minds, improv festivals, growing balls, and breaking into the U.S. You can visit Lisa’s blog at Improv Bootcamp. Excuse the odd wind effect, I left my wind screen at home. Episode6.mp3 (66 MB, 48mins) Recorded 19th June 2010.
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Apr 22, 2019
04/19
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Not so much an interview, but a group chat with Pink Ladies. While I did have a quite structured list of questions, and had only planned to raise gender at a certain point, it seems you just can’t ignore what is still unfortunately the elephant in the room, and thus the issue of it being a troupe of women is raised within the first minute, and stays pretty much the focus until the end. They joked, they laughed, they drowned each other out for much of it, but what lies within is a great...
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Apr 22, 2019
04/19
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What started out as an interview with Cale Bain, this year’s Cranston Cup Director, about his vision for this year’s season, turned into a history of the Cranston and all it’s quirkiness, with Cale and Impro Australia’s Artistic Director Marko Mustac. Oh, and we find out if Cale has a vision. The Cranston Cup is a Sydney Theatresports institution, listen in to find out how it started and where it’s headed. Episode10.mp3 (67.8 MB, 44m 38s) Recorded on 19th September 2011
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Apr 22, 2019
04/19
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Rue de la Rocket are an artist collective who’ve devised several performance works using improvisation, including their much lauded Sydney Fringe shows T**s Up in 2011, and This is my box in 2012. We talk to members Karena Thomas and Karli Evans about improv, acting, and devising theatre, which if you’re familiar with some of my works, are things very dear to my own heart. Episode11.mp3 (73.7 MB, 53m 38s) Recorded on 23rd October 2012
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Apr 22, 2019
04/19
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One of Sydney’s more prolific producers of improv comedy, this episode we chat with John Knowles about IMPROZAC, the 1990s show he created with Adam Gelin. John and I have been trying to make this happen for almost a year now, and I think it’s turned out as a pretty good tribute to the show and the concepts and mechanics behind it. Aside from the hour spent on IMPROZAC, we also make passing reference to Scared Scriptless, chain saws, the Harold Park Hotel and flower arranging. Episode9.mp3...
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Apr 22, 2019
04/19
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Chicago and New York improvisor Ed Illades was visiting Sydney for a few months for personal reasons, so we dragged him into a series of workshops and an interview, chatting about Chicago, sketch vs improv, being in the moment, and short form vs long form. We’ve also taken the leap to stereo and full length interviews, so the files are bigger, but still small enough to be downloadable. Use your pause button if want to hear it in smaller chunks. Episode5.mp3 (71 MB) Recorded 20th May 2010.
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Apr 22, 2019
04/19
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Our first episode is part 1 of our interview with Peter Lead, which was going to be about producing your own improv show, the tricks and the traps, but instead turned into a history of Peter’s work and the Sydney improv scene. Episode1.mp3 (14 MB) Apologies for the embedded field recording, we did the interview in my backyard, due to this being the first house I’ve had which doesn’t have a quiet recording space. I should have checked that before buying. Recorded 22nd January 2010.
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Apr 22, 2019
04/19
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Playback Theatre is improvised theatre where audience members share personal stories and actors immediately play back those stories on stage. Playback Theatre is musical, dramatic, creative, insightful and contrary to popular belief, funny. Playback Theatre Sydney actor and trainer Thanassis Boulis talks to us about what it is, how it works, and the differences between the Playback style and the Sydney impro style. After the interview, you can go watch their next stage show which is 5pm on...
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Apr 12, 2012
04/12
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Sydney's Lisa Ricketts and New York's Ed Illades perform a Chicago style improv set. The full set went for 45 minutes, this is a 24 minute snapshot of 3 connected scenes. Recorded 12th October 2011.
Topics: improv, podcast, comedy, variety
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Apr 22, 2019
04/19
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Interviews with Sydney and international improvisors new and old. Archived from iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/improv-insider/id412418826. Items in this collection are restricted.
Topics: podcast, itunes, apple
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Apr 22, 2019
04/19
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Here’s part 2 of our interview with Peter Lead, continuing with Peter’s production history, and finally ending with a few production tips, the original point of the interview. Episode2.mp3 (27 MB) Recorded 22nd January 2010.
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Apr 23, 2019
04/19
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The Home Front (formerly “Holding”) is a long form show developed in Canberra by Catherine Crowley and Heidi Silberman, about the lives of the women holding the home front in WWI. Cathy and Heidi talk about: the development of the show; drawing on research and historical materials; paying respect to the characters; and their plans for the future. For me this is the most exciting improvised show in this country over the past few years. It’s funny, intelligent, deals with strong emotional...
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Jun 24, 2005
06/05
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The man made harbor in Batemans Bay.
Topic: batemans
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Feb 8, 2006
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The second year of Richard BF videoblogging.
Topic: richardbf
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Aug 30, 2005
08/05
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Shops and shops, on Enmore road.
Topic: enmore
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Jul 16, 2006
07/06
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Yes, yet another cat video.
Topic: cat
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Dec 28, 2005
12/05
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...my true love gave to me.
Topic: christmas
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Apr 3, 2005
04/05
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My day 7 part 1 video for videoblogging week 2005.
Topic: videoblogging videobloggingweek2005 paperboy media rules
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Dec 1, 2010
12/10
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Interview with John Knowles about IMPROZAC, the improv show he and Adam Gelin created in the mid-1990s.
Topics: sydney, improv, comedy
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Aug 10, 2005
08/05
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Two weeks in Canberra, sleep deprived and noodles.
Topic: noodle
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Dec 10, 2005
12/05
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I hate it when I hurt people I like.
Topic: hurt
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Jun 23, 2005
06/05
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Or a highway in the middle of Australia.
Topic: australia
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Sep 14, 2005
09/05
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Florence v1.0d35 running Alien Rain on an iMac G5 2GHz.
Topic: florence
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Apr 4, 2006
04/06
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A cooking video, day 2 of videoblogging week 2006.
Topic: videobloggingweek2006
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Jun 9, 2005
06/05
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The one week I'm away and can't defend myself. My Wikipedai Vlog rant.
Topic: wikipedia
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Oct 17, 2005
10/05
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A visitor appears in the rain.
Topic: rain
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Jun 12, 2005
06/05
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Getting ready to ride back to Sydney.
Topic: vlog
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Apr 5, 2006
04/06
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In celebration of Videoblogging Week 2006. Day 3.
Topic: vbweek
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Aug 10, 2005
08/05
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...before you break my heart.
Topics: stop, love
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Aug 15, 2005
08/05
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Epside 226, recorded and put to air on 6th August 2005.
Topics: 2rrr, wbf
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May 5, 2005
05/05
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And a nod to tagging.
Topic: videlobloggin tagging
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Mar 8, 2006
03/06
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Malcolm vs Singleton, the big match.
Topic: singleton
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Mar 5, 2005
03/05
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Feb 18, 2005
02/05
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When all is dark, you'll always find comfort in a tree.
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May 29, 2005
05/05
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Singleton and I prepare for our trip to Melbourne.
Topic: singleton
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Feb 7, 2006
02/06
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...put your hands on your head.
Topic: bill
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Sep 23, 2006
09/06
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Scouting for locations for Bonny & Clyde.
Topics: bonny, clyde
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May 8, 2006
05/06
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Birds clean their feathers. Interesting.
Topic: birds
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Dec 6, 2005
12/05
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Part 1, the setup. Establish the protagonist, define the journey.
Topic: storytelling
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Jun 21, 2010
06/10
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Interview with Lisa Ricketts, chatting about women, how to get cast, Explosive Minds and breaking into the U.S.
Topics: sydney, improv, history, rbf, chicago
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Jan 30, 2010
01/10
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Part 1 of our interview with Peter Lead. Improv Insider covers the history and production of improv comedy shows in Sydney Australia.
Topics: improv, history, rbf
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May 4, 2006
05/06
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The splash screen for DVD I did recently.
Topics: killbot, bzillionaires
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Jun 16, 2006
06/06
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In a world where individuals come together, there is a strange peace.
Topic: vloggercon2006
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Oct 3, 2005
10/05
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A Walk in the Black Forest episode 227, the production meeting.
Topic: wbf
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Jan 14, 2006
01/06
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Computer random number generated edits from my current work tape.
Topic: random
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Sep 17, 2005
09/05
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...and stores them all over our house.
Topic: objects
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May 16, 2005
05/05
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On the run from the law.
Topic: law
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Jun 21, 2005
06/05
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Carved from old tree stumps.
Topic: statues
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May 22, 2005
05/05
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What happens when you lose all your well prepared raw footage.
Topic: singleton
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Jun 21, 2005
06/05
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The 05 Project in Milton Keynes England, and Richard BF in Sydney Australia.
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